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Mertz Gilmore Foundation

Strategic Philanthropy for a Complex World: A Response

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05/23/2014

... predict. As John Kania, Mark Kramer, and Patty Russell’ s provocative article affirms, philanthropies should, and do, deploy a multiplicity of methods in both our work and our assessment of...

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Executive Leadership

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Ford Foundation

Evaluation Shows How Program Related Investments Are Generating Positive Social Returns

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06/19/2014

... An evaluation has found that The Rockefeller Foundation 039 ; s Program Related Investments (PRIs) have contributed to the financial sustainability of its...

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NoVo Co-President Peter Buffett Uses New Notoriety to Champion Women and Girls Around the World

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10/10/2014

... to Champion Women and Girls Around the World For most of his 56 years, Peter lived a pretty average, anonymous ... Peter and his wife, Jennifer, run the now $3 billion NoVo Foundation , dedicated to helping...

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Appointments & Transitions

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Gender Justice

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GIH Elects Jacqueline Martinez Garcel to Board of Directors

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12/04/2014

GIH Elects Jacqueline Martinez Garcel to Board of Directors Grantmakers In Health (GIH) is pleased to ... Garth Graham, and Brenda Sharpe have been elected to its board of directors. Their terms...

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New York Health Foundation

Rockefeller's Rodin Weighs in on What Nonprofits Will Look for in Potential Employees in 2020

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04/09/2015

Rockefeller 039 ; s Rodin Weighs in on What Nonprofits Will Look for in ... millennials are entering the workforce with the intention of doing good, the nonprofit sector will be a magnet for top...

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NYTimes Examines Role of Ford’s Walker as Pepsi Board Member

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10/31/2016

NYTimes Examines Role of Ford’ s Walker as Pepsi Board Member With a compelling ... the board of PepsiCo. Pepsi, after all, makes the bulk of its money by...

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What a Corporate Funder Is Doing to Meet Urgent Humanitarian Needs Through Technology

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09/29/2017

... that involve moving, tracking and delivering huge amounts of material. And all this needs to happen quickly in places ... improve cost-effective and adaptable aid delivery. The UPS Foundation is one major...

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Morgan Stanley Announces Creation of Innovative Play Spaces for Children in 14 Cities With KaBOOM!

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02/02/2018

Morgan Stanley Announces Creation of Innovative Play Spaces for Children in 14 Cities With ... grant to KaBOOM! and the hands-on efforts of hundreds of its employees throughout...

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Children, Youth and Families

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04 Oct 2012

Breakfast with the Center for Disaster Philanthropy

Thursday, October 4, 2012 -

8:00am to 9:00am

... York members are called upon to respond to disasters -- from 9/11 to Hurricane Katrina, the Japanese earthquake and ... because it is connected to their mission, or because of the nature of a...

09 Apr 2015

More Bang for Your Buck: Supporting Locally Led Peacebuilding - Webinar

Thursday, April 9, 2015 -

11:00am to 12:00pm

... Group (PSFG) member Milt Lauenstein will discuss lessons from his 10+ years funding locally-led peacebuilding programs in West Africa. ... Connaughton will share how funders can maximize the impact of...

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14 Dec 2016

Unconnected Prisoner Re-Entry Services? There’s a Collaborative Solution For That

Wednesday, December 14, 2016 -

3:00pm to 5:00pm

This program is a part of our ongoing series of Justice Reform programs, following ... individuals leave federal and state prisons each year (U. S . Department of Justice,...

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31 Jan 2017

Built to Scale: How and When to Help Grantees Replicate Their Work

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3:00pm to 5:00pm

Out- of -school time (OST) providers offer a number of diverse opportunities for youth across New York City. ... how two different youth-focused funders—The Wallace Foundation and the Hive Digital...

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Bintou Sankareh

... student at Hunter College studying a unique combination of a double major in psychology and sociology and a minor in ... their future success. As a member of the SEEK (Search for Education ,...

Jo Christine Miles

... Policy Fellow Jo Christine Miles worked with several of our funder-led, issue-based working groups to articulate ... in family court proceedings, drafting white papers on education policy, and submitting an...

21 May 2014

Change the Story, Change the World - A Workshop on Storytelling

Wednesday, May 21, 2014 -

8:45am to 11:00am

Since we first began talking to each other, telling stories has been a ... are intrinsic to decision-making and shape our view of the world. Join Andy Goodman as he leads this workshop and ... Chung, Director...

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28 May 2013

Community Food Funders Breakfast Series on Risk and Resiliency in the Food System: Fostering Equity and Adaptation in a Post-Sandy World

Tuesday, May 28, 2013 -

8:30am to 10:00am

... food and agricultural system is already exhibiting impacts from our changing climate as evidenced by recent storms, ... breakfast series. The series will focus on the impact of Hurricanes Irene and Sandy on...

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Newman's Own Appoints Joe Tripodi to Newman's Own Board of Directors

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04/16/2019

Newman 039 ; s Own Appoints Joe Tripodi to Newman 039 ; s Own Board of Directors WESTPORT, Conn., April 16, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- ... Newman in 1982, donates...

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What Does It Take to Spend Down Successfully?

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08/2015

Increasing numbers of grantmakers are opting for a spend-down strategy - meaning they intend to give away all of their philanthropic resources within a specific, limited ...

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